Orange Caramel Polenta Cake From Heaven (or Ottolenghi)

I totally forget that this blog is supposed to be about Cake & Shoes as well as Perfume (my personal Holy Trinity), so I thought I'd ease my way back to blogging with the cake I baked all summer.  Every time I bake it it looks almost exactly like this picture, which is to say Absolutely Fabulous, and since it is only available at the amazing Ottolenghi in London, I want to encourage people to make it at home.

It is good for people who don't consider themselves to be bakers, as it is quite a simple thick batter spread over the caramel and orange layer, an upside down cake, and quite impossible to overbake.  I have had better results making the caramel here in LA without the water, and I use1 1/4 cups of butter with 1/2 cup of Olive Oil instead of all butter to make it extra moist, and skip the glaze.  Here is the recipe from Gourmet.

Your friends and fans will love you, and you'll have lots of fun making it, as it is a kind of magic to unwrap it after baking.  

Stay tuned for a new perfume blog on Anya's Garden Scents and assorted Naturals this week!